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Pagoda Built in the First Year of Taiji era of the Tang Dynasty 太極元年唐塔, Yunju Temple雲居寺 Balkwill, Stephanie; Liu, Yifeng; Wu, Tzu-Wen; Zhang, Lusi; Liu, Yiling; Zhu, Zhaofeng

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Built in the first year of Taiji 太極 (712), this Pagoda is located in the southeast corner of the North Pagoda of Yunju Temple 雲居寺. It is a bamboo-shaped four-sided small stone tower. It faces south and has a height of 4m. The Pagoda is square and the tower is square. The base is square and the side is 86cm long. The height is 112cm. Image 01 is the front view of the pagoda, Image 02 is the left side, Image 03 is the left side of the tower, Image 04 is the back of the pagoda, Image 05 and Image 06 are the stone on the right side of the pagoda and the base on the right side.

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